Those
who opt for the streaming of their entertainment, sports, and news fare are
about to be treated to an even bigger selection of choices in 2016. The
unpopular bundling model commonly used by the cable and satellite television
industries is going by the wayside. What has happened up until recently is that
bundling has created a situation in which far too many television viewers have
been forced to subscribe to a huge number of aggregated channels that they do
not need or desire to receive. Additionally, programming that may not have
otherwise survived has been subsidized by unwitting cable and satellite TV
customers. [more...]

Chicago has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation
and one of highest number of homicides and shootings. Rahm Emanuel, Barack
Obama’s former White House Chief of Staff, has been mayor of Chicago since 2011.
Emanuel shares many of Obama’s liberal anti-American agendas including the
desire to ban guns and disarm the citizenry. Like his mentor, Emanuel has done
everything possible to enact strict gun control laws in Chicago and like his
mentor, he claims that guns are the cause of gun violence and passing tough gun
control laws will lower gun violence and deaths in his city. However, his
strict gun control laws have done little to curb gun violence and deaths. [more...]

First
and foremost, American voters are angry, frustrated and upset with the
political parties and “establishment” politicians because they have largely
ignored voters and their demands to solve many issues facing America.
Americans are tired of sending people back to Washington to solve our top
problems and not having the problems fixed. Take Obamacare as one example: Americans
wanted it repealed in 2010 when it gave control of the House to another party
with 63 House seats changing hands. Americans wanted Obamacare repealed
again in 2014 when it gave control of the Senate to Republicans. In both
cases, Obamacare was not repealed. Other problems not adequately addressed
included the staggering national debt, now exceeding $18.8 trillion... not to
mention, the illegal immigration problem. [Go here for a complete analysis...]

First
things first: Puerto Rico is turning into America’s Greece. The island
territory is laden with debt it can’t pay, and what’s worse, Americans are the
ones holding the receipts. About 50% of Americans over the age of 40 hold
Puerto Rican debt in some way in California, New York, and Florida; nearly 100%
of the over-40 population is exposed in some way. Puerto Rico’s debt comes from
a laundry list of issues: over 60% of its population is on Medicare or
Medicaid, importing energy is wildly expense, and, not unlike Greece, its
government can be rather stubborn. The way I see it, no one knows what Puerto
Rico will do, but the options are: 1) default (this is bad for everybody; 2)
The U.S. grants Puerto Rico the ability to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy; or 3)
The U.S. gives Puerto Rico a $70+ billion bailout package. None of this will go
well for anyone, and frankly there is no way to tell what will happen; but we
will see a decision in 2016, and it could put a dent in the U.S. economy. [more...]

Forget
academic boycotts and protesting Israeli oranges in the produce aisle. The new
BDS targets are Jewish charities with a special focus on those that provide
services and support in ’67 Israel. Under its new Muslim boss, Amna Farooqi, J
Street U has been pressuring Jewish charities not to help Jews living in
territory which had been conquered and ethnically cleansed of Jews by the
invading Muslim armies during Israel’s War of Independence. Other groups,
including T’ruah, which had a prominent role at Obama’s toxic Chanukah party, have also made
Jewish charities into their target. [more...]

As
2016 begins, is Trump in a commanding position for the GOP nomination? Is the
Al Shabab recruiting video going to be a factor in the race? Will it hurt
Hillary? Is she – yet again – becoming a complacent candidate? This – and much
more – will be discussed by the POLITICAL
INSIDERS – live on Fox News Channel this Sunday evening – at 7:30 PM
ET. [more...]